Let’s put aside the situation of Cai Jing being demoted to Hangzhou for now, and let’s talk about the situation on the court side.
During the period when Cai Jing was dismissed from office for the second time, the treacherous ministers Wang Fu and Yang Jian gradually gained power in the court.
Although these two people did not have Cai Jing's talent and learning, they imitated Cai Jing's tricks of being a treacherous and sycophant who monopolized power, flattered others, and acted according to the prevailing circumstances. Without Cai Jing in the court, Wang Fu, Yang Jian and others got the idea, so together with Gao Qiu, they tried their best to deceive and induce Emperor Huizong to fall into the habit of paying private visits incognito. Throughout the day, Emperor Huizong, accompanied by Wang Fu, Yang Jian, Gao Qiu and others, wandered around Goulan House. As a result, he met Li Shishi, a famous prostitute in the Song Dynasty. From then on, the Song Dynasty, and even the whole world, had the highest status. The geisha performed a strange and absurd play.
Who is Master Li?
It turned out that this Master Li was not originally surnamed Li, but actually surnamed Wang. He was from Tokyo and was born in the fifth year of Yuanyou, that is, 1090 AD.
Li Shishi's father, named Wang Yin, was a craftsman in the dyeing bureau of Bianliang in the imperial court. He married his wife Yin. After having only one daughter, Yin fell ill and died. At that time, Master Li was still in his infancy.
Wang Yin's wife died and his daughter was still young. He had no choice but to use soy milk instead of milk to feed Shishi. Because Shishi had no mother since he was a child and was very pretty, Wang Yin loved his daughter very much and regarded her as his darling. It is strange to say that Shishi never cried from the time he was born until he was four years old.
At that time, there was a custom in Bianliang, Tokyo. Parents who loved their children would send their children's names to Buddhist temples to facilitate their growth. Wang Yin was not exempt from secularism, so he sent the name of his 4-year-old Shishi to Baoguang Temple in the city.
That day, Wang Yin held his daughter and went to Baoguang Temple to send her name. When they came to Baoguang Temple, when Wang Yin was about to hand his daughter to the monk, his daughter, who had not cried for four years, suddenly started crying with a loud voice that shook the roof tiles.
The monk took Shishi and reached out to stroke Shishi's head. Shishi immediately stopped crying and started laughing instead. Wang Yin saw it and thought to himself, it seems that this child is really a Buddhist disciple.
At that time, the slang in Bianliang City, Tokyo, called Buddhist disciples "Master", so Wang Yin called his daughter "Master".
The time came to the ninth year of Yuanyou, that is, 1094, when Master Li had just turned four years old and his father sent his name to Baoguang Temple.
In the early summer of this year, the imperial court wanted to go to war and needed a large number of colorful flags to strengthen the military. Wang Yin was arranged by the government to dye a batch of colorful fabrics to make colorful flags for the army when they went on an expedition.
This should be Wang Yin's fate.
Wang Yin was ordered by the government to dye and print colored fabrics in the dyeing workshop, but accidentally used low-quality dyes provided by profiteers. Not only was the quality of the dye poor, the key was that it had already passed its shelf life.
Wang Yin used the dye to dye cloth. The newly dyed fabric looked bright and colorful, so Wang Yin was able to communicate. However, after Wang Yin dyed the piece of cloth and made it into a flag, the army encountered rainy weather during the expedition. The patter of rain soaked the flag, and the inferior and expired dye couldn't withstand the rain, and all the colors faded with the rain. The originally bright and colorful flags all turned into white flags. A mighty team, holding white flags, did not look like they were going to charge into battle and conquer the enemy. Instead, they looked like they were holding up white flags to surrender to the enemy.
Dark clouds filled the air, the wind blew, and drizzle continued. The white flags were fluttering, and the troops marching in the muddy water looked extremely deserted and demoralized.
The commander-in-chief of the conquering army was furious when he saw this. He immediately sent people back to the capital, captured Wang Yin, and threw him into prison.
Wang Yin had been in the dyeing and printing industry for a long time, and his lungs had already been infected. Suddenly he suffered this catastrophe and was imprisoned. He was so angry that his lung disease relapsed, and gradually became more serious. No one visited him. Soon, he died. .
Since Wang Yin was thrown into prison, Shishi has become an orphan without a father and mother, and is raised by his neighbors. Over the course of a few years, Shishi gradually grew up with picturesque features, a snow-white body, and was also considerate and lovable.
One day, Mother Li, who ran a brothel in Tokyo, had nothing to do. She walked around the streets and happened to pass by the neighbor's house where Shishi was raised. She happened to meet Shishi playing outside the courtyard. Mother Li had seen countless women and had a unique vision. After just one glance, she saw that Shishi had a beautiful appearance and a clever temperament. She knew that this woman would be a wonderful woman famous in Tokyo and famous all over the world, so she took this woman into her hands. , you will definitely earn a lot of money in the future.
At that time, Li's mother was so happy when she saw Shishi that she spent a lot of money to buy Shishi and changed his surname to Li.
From then on, Wang Shishi became Li Shishi, and followed Li's mother into Goulan prostitution.
After Mrs. Li bought Master Li, Master Li gradually grew up and became more and more outstanding in appearance, graceful, outstanding in style, and more beautiful than any other girl.
Master Li's outstanding performance made Li's mother seem to see the money rolling in, so she was willing to work hard and spend money. Therefore, Mrs. Li valued Shishi very much. Yanshi taught reading, and also trained singing and dancing, so that Shishi knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting; especially the little songs, his voice was as graceful as an oriole, and he sang especially well.
At the age of thirteen, the outstandingly handsome Li Shishi, with his handsome appearance as a member of the Qingguan, officially entered the hotel to welcome guests. Sure enough, just as Mrs. Li had foreseen, in a short time, Master Li became famous in Tokyo and his fame spread far and wide.
The imperial officials and literati in the capital, such as princes and grandsons, and those from the Three Mountains and Five Mountains, all regarded it as an honor to be in Master Li's court. So much so that later, even the current emperor Zhao Ji came to Master Li's court, fell under Master Li's pomegranate skirt, and got along very well with Master Li. Later, Emperor Huizong, who was not doing his job properly, simply named Li Shishi Li Mingfei.
As a result, Li Shishi became extremely powerful.
It is said that Liang Shanbo was recruited by the imperial court and followed the path of Li Shishi.
At that time, the Liangshan bandits were trapped in a pool of water by the imperial court. The imperial army was besieged by thousands of people, and they often went out to conquer them. Seeing that it was unsustainable, Song Jiang, the leader of the Liangshan bandits, began to think of ways to provide relief to his brothers. Find a way out.
So, where is the way out for Liangshan? Song Jiang thought hard and finally came up with a way, which was to surrender and let the court recruit him. Song Jiang knew that in the whole world, there was nothing but the king's land; on the shore of the land, there was nothing but the king's ministers. His Liangshan could not become an independent kingdom; his brothers could only rely on the imperial court to gain a good family background and honor their ancestors with their martial arts.
However, there was no communication channel between Liangshan and the imperial court, and he could not establish a relationship or hook up. Even though Liangshan wanted to surrender to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to recruit Liangshan, he was unable to do so. The imperial court did not know that Liangshan wanted to be recruited.
In addition, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others are determined to fight against Liangshan. They must level Liangshan, break through the water and destroy the Liangshan bandits to demonstrate their military power. Therefore, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others are also They did not allow Liangshan to surrender, and they even opposed the imperial court recruiting the Liangshan bandits.
Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others believed that if even the rebel bandits were recruited, how could they ensure that others would not follow suit and rebel against the imperial court? What will happen if one day bandits like Liangshan appear again? ! Therefore, the attitude of Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others towards the Liangshan bandits is very clear, that is, to exterminate them without mercy, and there is no other way. If Liangshan wants to avoid being annihilated and be ordered to peace by the imperial court, it can only bypass Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others, find another channel, and reach Tiancong with the intention of recruiting peace.
The channel Liangshan found was through Li Shishi, to meet with the Holy Emperor and express his wishes.
How easy is this? ! Fortunately, there was a good man in Liangshan named Yan Qing. He was handsome, talented and versatile, and was very popular with beautiful women. Therefore, Song Jiang, accompanied by Yan Qing and Li Kui, secretly left Liangshan in Shuibo and quietly sneaked into Master Li. It was necessary to convey the intention of recruiting peace to Emperor Huizong through Li Shishi's relationship with his residence.
Song Jiang was able to see the beauty of Master Li, and he was immediately fascinated. He seemed to have forgotten to express his intention to the court, and focused on falling in love with Master Li. If Li Kui hadn't seen it and interfered with the situation, I'm afraid there will be something erotic left in this world.
Despite this, Song Jiang was still proud to see Master Li, so he left a message on the wall of Master Li's hall to commemorate his success.
The word says:
"From all over the world, where in the world can I tolerate a crazy slave? I borrowed the Yanshui Village in Shandong to buy the spring scenery in Fengcheng. I wore incense on my green sleeves and jade in a twisted silk cage. A smile is worth a thousand dollars. How can I get rid of the bad luck of a god's body?
Recalling the beach of reed grass, the banks of the Polygonum flower pond, the bright moon in the sky. Sixty-six flying geese fly eighty-nine, just waiting for news from the golden rooster! His righteousness and courage cover the sky, his loyalty covers the earth, and he is known to no one in the world. I've been thinking so much that I've been drunk all night long. "
Although Song Jiang did not have much education, he had worked as a custodian in a government office and was engaged in clerical duties. He did not develop good habits, but developed a bad habit of writing inscriptions on walls.
Before going to Liangshan, Song Jiang was assassinated and sent to Jiangzhou for murder. While in custody in Jiangzhou, Song Jiang benefited from the protection of Dai Zong and Li Kui, the prison chief of both houses. He did not work every day. Instead, he had meat to eat and wine to drink, and lived a very comfortable life. It's an easy prison to sit in, and you can just sit peacefully. Who knows, this guy got drunk after drinking a few cups of horse urine, and was so drunk that he forgot his identity as a criminal, and for a moment he was full of passion and arrogance. With the courage to spare me, he wrote hard and wrote the famous poem "Xijiang Moon" on the wall of Xunyang Tower.
The word says:
He has studied classics and history since he was a child, and he also has strategies when he grows up. Just like a tiger lying on a deserted hill, its minions are lurking to endure.
Unfortunately, tattoos on both cheeks would be worthy of being in Jiangzhou. If he had to complain and take revenge in his youth, the head of the Xunyang River would be stained with blood.
Even so, Song Jiang still had unfinished ideas and wrote an anti-poem after the anti-ci.
The poem says:
My heart is in Shandong, my body is in Wu, and the rivers and seas are fluttering.
At that time, if he was so ambitious, he dared to laugh at Huang Chao for not being her husband.
His rebellion was exposed, and he went to Liangshan to rebel.
This is just gossip, let's not mention it for now, just talk about how Emperor Huizong had an affair with Li Shishi.
